Mars Hill High School | |
Location: | 734 Bailey St., Mars Hill, North Carolina |
Coordinates: | 35.835°N -82.5525°W |
Built: | -1938 |
Architect: | Alexander, S. Grant & Assoc. |
Builder: | Works Progress Administration (WPA) |
Architecture: | Rustic Revival |
Added: | September 7, 2005 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 05000962 |
Mars Hill High School, also known as Mars Hill School and Mars Hill Elementary School, is a historic high school building located at Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina. It was built between 1936 and 1938 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and is a one-story native stone building in the WPA Rustic style. It consists of two sections: a rear-facing L-shaped classroom block and a gymnasium wing Mars Hill High School continued to serve the community as a high school until a new high school was built in 1973. The building housed middle and elementary school students until 2001.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
The building is currently undergoing renovations to become resident apartments.[2]